Larrau
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Larrau (INSEE 64316) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 179 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64316-larrau
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 15,296 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.43 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (OLHA TXIPIA · RESTAURANT D'IRATY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LARRAU). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT ETCHEMAITE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | OLHA TXIPIA · RESTAURANT D'IRATY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LARRAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT ETCHEMAITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 194 (2012) → 179 (2023): -7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 179 (2023): -25.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 63.5 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tardets-Sorholus): 13.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Engrâce): 12.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tardets-Sorholus): 13.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tardets-Sorholus): 13.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Larrau): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the Iraty weather station, 6.2 km away at 1,327 m; the village itself is at 628 m. [11]
The village sits 699 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at IRATY ORGAMBIDE, 6.6 km away at 1,427 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 799 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,741 mm of rain a year, spread over 160 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LARRAU, 0.4 km away at 616 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64316/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64316/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64316/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64316/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64533
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64475
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64316
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cros | 63 | 393 km NE | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Moissac-Vallée-Française | 48 | 402 km E | 216 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Élie | 973 | 6,653 km SW | 159 | 26.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Ascros | 06 | 651 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cubières | 48 | 413 km NE | 187 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Brezons | 15 | 371 km NE | 177 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brezons | 15 | 371 km NE | 177 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cros | 63 | 393 km NE | 171 | 28.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 50 % |
| Moissac-Vallée-Française | 48 | 402 km E | 216 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cubières | 48 | 413 km NE | 187 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ascros | 06 | 651 km E | 174 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Élie | 973 | 6,653 km SW | 159 | 26.1 | Few services | no figures |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Larrau's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hédouville | 95 | 723 km N | 278 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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